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A raucous crowd surrounded a Waymo car and set it on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Saturday night, police said.

San Francisco police said a crowd of about 10 to 15 people surrounded a fully autonomous vehicle between Stockton and Grant just before 9:30 p.m.

Fully self-driving cars have been completely destroyed.

The rioters painted graffiti on vehicles, smashed windows and threw fireworks inside. The fireworks ignited and the vehicle went up in flames.

Waymo's fully self-driving car destroyed in San Francisco

A crowd surrounded the vehicle between Stockton and Grant. (SFPD)

A Waymo spokesperson said there were no passengers in the vehicle and no injuries were reported.

It remains unclear what motivated the crowd to destroy the vehicle. No arrests had been made as of Sunday.

Waymo's fully self-driving car destroyed in San Francisco

Someone in the crowd threw a firework inside the car, causing it to catch fire. (SFPD)

A Waymo spokesperson said the Mountain View-based company is working with local safety officials to address the situation.

Waymo's fully self-driving car destroyed in San Francisco

No one had been arrested as of Sunday. (SFPD)

San Francisco police on Sunday reminded residents to ban the use of fireworks in the city because they “cause death, injury, and property damage.”

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